Carbondale, Illinois is a small university town of 25,902 people that is located in Jackson County in the State of Illinois. It is located just north of the Shawnee National Forest and the Big Muddy River and it is home to the main campus of the Southern Illinois University. The city gets its name Carbondale from the historical fact that it used to be near the largest deposit of coal in the area.
The city has a history of political activism including support for LGBT ...more